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Can you tell me the differences between these Zebra G nibs? Or send me to a page where it is explained?

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PG-6B-C-K
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The titaniums are a little longer lasting, a little more flexible, a little smoother, and my preferred dip nib these days.

 

I like my brausse rose and leonardt principal, but for the small writing that I often do, I find the zebra G titanium and leonardt 41 to be much better. The rose and principals are so soft that any downstroke, no matter how light, will flex. I need at least a LITTLE ability to keep that hairline into the beginning of a downstroke when I write small.

 

So while the titaniums are a couple bucks each, on par with the brausse rose, I find them to be the best for my work, though the brausse and principal start to take the cake (those two are much scratchier though) when the shading gets big and I'm writing more ornamental.

 

Also, for two bucks you can get a dip pen set on ebay that has a few junk nibs that have 2 resevoirs that can be removed and tweaked to fit G nibs.

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I was wondering why they sell by tens or hundreds - these nibs apparently are very short-lived. Just 75m for the titanium one and 20m for the chrome one.

 

@Steve

Amazon is always a good source to do a first search.

UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Zebra-Comic-Professional-Titanium-PG-7B-C-K/dp/B00LUD4DAY/

 

One big advantage is that Amazon often/usually use the same link for all the stores - just change the country code.

US: https://www.amazon.com/Zebra-Comic-Professional-Titanium-PG-7B-C-K/dp/B00LUD4DAY/

Germany: https://www.amazon.de/Zebra-Comic-Professional-Titanium-PG-7B-C-K/dp/B00LUD4DAY/

Japan: https://www.amazon.co.jp/Zebra-Comic-Professional-Titanium-PG-7B-C-K/dp/B00LUD4DAY/

India: https://www.amazon.in/Zebra-Comic-Professional-Titanium-PG-7B-C-K/dp/B00LUD4DAY/

China: https://www.amazon.cn/Zebra-Comic-Professional-Titanium-PG-7B-C-K/dp/B00LUD4DAY/

 

@Cyber6

Have you tried Google Translate with that link? Probably not.

Here it is: https://goo.gl/PfPb9q

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In service of a noodlers konrad with a zebra nib, I was seeing 2-3 months of regular, daily use out of a chrome nib. I've had a titanium in one for 3 months now and stopped using it for a while, it's still not even close to worn out.

 

The nibs last longer than you'd expect. longer than most dip nibs.

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Good to hear that they last at least some months.

I ordered a pack of the titanium nibs at Amazon. Let's get some experience.

 

I have a Sheaffer Lifetime nib, which lasts nearly 90 years now.

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I was wondering why they sell by tens or hundreds - these nibs apparently are very short-lived. Just 75m for the titanium one and 20m for the chrome one.

 

@Steve

Amazon is always a good source to do a first search.

UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Zebra-Comic-Professional-Titanium-PG-7B-C-K/dp/B00LUD4DAY/

 

One big advantage is that Amazon often/usually use the same link for all the stores - just change the country code.

US: https://www.amazon.com/Zebra-Comic-Professional-Titanium-PG-7B-C-K/dp/B00LUD4DAY/

Germany: https://www.amazon.de/Zebra-Comic-Professional-Titanium-PG-7B-C-K/dp/B00LUD4DAY/

Japan: https://www.amazon.co.jp/Zebra-Comic-Professional-Titanium-PG-7B-C-K/dp/B00LUD4DAY/

India: https://www.amazon.in/Zebra-Comic-Professional-Titanium-PG-7B-C-K/dp/B00LUD4DAY/

China: https://www.amazon.cn/Zebra-Comic-Professional-Titanium-PG-7B-C-K/dp/B00LUD4DAY/

 

@Cyber6

Have you tried Google Translate with that link? Probably not.

Here it is: https://goo.gl/PfPb9q

Thanks for that!

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@Cyber6

Have you tried Google Translate with that link? Probably not.

Here it is: https://goo.gl/PfPb9q

 

 

Yes I did!!... That's why I found it VERY informative. THANKS!!

 

 

 

 

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OK, I got the nibs.

 

With pliers, I flattened the nib a little bit so it can be used with the Jinhao feed.

It works - but I found out that most papers are not usable with such a nib.

Some higher quality (Midori MD) paper was necessary, otherwise fractal-like branches started creeping away from the ink line.

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the nib should work fine on all but the most absorbent papers. I used mine a ton with rhodia, clairefontaine, kokuyo... the hairlines should be adequate on most paper. If you're flexing it, of course, it shouldn't be happy with uncoated paper.

 

Ink choice does really matter on a pen like this. super watery inks like aurora black are absolutely a no-go.

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